Author Archives: Richard Graham

Help Please: Can you help with the design? Evaluation Workbooks in Order!

Any of you out there with a few design ideas you might like to share? I’m working on putting all the Evaluation Worksheets into Curriculum Order ( just like the new software menu) You can see the first two here:   But …. I’d really like to update the worksheets themselves. Especially the straight lines…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/help-please-can-you-help-with-the-design-evaluation-workbooks-in-order/

Genki Origami Fortune Teller Game

If you’re getting geared up for the big final this weekend, Β here’s a great printable game from Hugo to go with the Come on, Come on lesson! Here’s Hugo’s video explanation of how to play it: 1. 1st kid says a number. 2. 2nd kid counts while opening/closing the origami 3. Then the 1st kid…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/genki-origami-fortune-teller-game/

See you in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Shanghai! Workshops nearly sold out + Special Guest

UPDATE: Β Thank you to everyone who came to these workshops – you were amazing! Β  To see where I’ll be next, check out the workshop schedule page!     After the amazing success of the Europe tour – thank you everyone! – it’s now onto Asia! We’re nearly at capacity for Tokyo and Nagoya, so…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/see-you-in-tokyo-nagoya-osaka-shanghai-workshops-nearly-sold-out-special-guest/

How important is it to have perfect pronunciation?

Chiara wrote in to ask: How important is it for a teacher who is not a native speaker to have a perfect pronunciation? I think I am a very ‘passionate’ teacher, but I feel insecure because my accent is not exactly like a mother tongue teacher’s accent… Thank you soo much Chiara Thank you Chiara….

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/how-important-is-it-to-have-perfect-pronunciation/

How do I use worksheets in English class?

Yuliana wrote in ask: Hello Richard, Thank you soooooo much for all the advices and tips for the class. Do you use the worksheets in your classes or is it just the songs and games? Good question! Β Even though I must have spent 100s of hours making worksheets for the site (and we’re just making…

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What worksheets should I include?

It’s time to update the printed Genki English worksheet books. Β  I’d love to hear your thoughts, so my question is … Which worksheet types would you most like to see included? Answers in the blog comments and you never know I might have some free copies for those who make the most helpful suggestions!…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/what-worksheets-should-i-include/